Snowplow



Oct. 2s, 1,924. 1,513,497

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UNITE-n stares JACOB F. FLTJES, 0F HONDO, CALIFORNIA.

snowrtow.

Application fried april 17, 1922. serial no. 553,800.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I5 JACOB F. F Lens, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hondo, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Snowplows, of which the following' is a specification.

The present invention relates to snow plows particularly useful in conjunction with locomotives and the like and has for its principal object to provide a carriage for the plow proper that maybe readily attached to the front end of a locomotive and pushed forwardly thereof.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a plow constructed so that portions may be added thereto for increasing the height thereof when necessary or advisable.

Another important object of the invention is to provide bracing means for the plow in conjunction with its mounting on the carriage whereby the plow may be maintained in an operative and effective position without the danger of becoming unnecessarily' or undesirably distorted. i

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve upon snow-plows of this 'nature by providinga device which will bev extremely simple and eliicient in construction, reliable' in operation, durable, strong, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description progresses, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction,` and the Acon'obination and arrangementof parts as will be hereinafter more full-'y described andl claimed.

In the drawing Figure l is a side elevation of the preferred-'for-In of my plow showing the. same attached to the forward portioniof na locomotive,

Figure 2 is a top plan thereof,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrow,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary transverse section taken approximately on the line 4.-4 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrow,

Figure 5 is a detailed perspective of the carriage showing the lower plow attached thereto.

Figure 6 is a perspective of the upper extension of the plow, Figure 7 is a perspective of the intermediate exten'sion of the plow. i Figure 8 is a perspective of a modified form of the plow and carriage, and

Figure Q is a perspective of the locomotive bracket to which is attached the can riage. v

Referringto the drawing in detailit will be seen that 1 designates'tl'ie forwaidportionof a locomotive to `which is attacheda bracket .2 the detail structure of which is shown to advantage in Figure 9. This bracket consists of a body 3 having its ends bent over upon itself for a distance and terminating in angularly extending apertured ears 4.* An arm' is formed from a pair of strips which slant downwardly from the body 3 of the bracket. The ends ofthe strips' o which are att-ached to the bodyB diverge from each other and terminate in apertured ears' 6 which extend in spaced r'elation from and parallel to the apertured lips The' other ends of Athese strips are spaced from each other thereby forming the bifurcatedv end 7. i

ln the preferred embodiment of my invention 'the carriage cons-istsI of the ri'inn'e'rs 8 which are in' the` form of loops and' are 'provided with rearward extensions 9 that are pivotally er'igagedv between the lips 4 and 6j bymeans` offa bolt 10.- 'Th'ese runners portion of the i aretwo in number and their body portions or those portions which engage the rail'sare provided with lflanges 11 so as toY keep.y thev carriage lon the track as'- it moves forwardly asA will lbe downwardlyV extending 1 readily understood from a consideration of1 The plow is vformed a lowerY V- sha'pe'd section 15 and' the lower` edge" there'- of .is curved forwardly,v while a 'she 1v6'is t mounted on its pointed forward end. A

strands of the runners 8 intermediate their ends and has forwardly extending diverging arms 21 which terminate in upwardly extending lugs situated adjacent the ends of the lower plow section and extend slightly above its upper edge. rlhe carriage tongue 23 is attached intermediately to the brace bar 17 and is provided at its forward end with a downwardly extending brace member 24. This tongue 23 extends rearwardly of the carriage and its terminal is ivotally received in the bifurcated portion 7 of the bracket 2 by means of a bolt 25. A V-shaped lug 26 is situated at the upper apex of the lower plow section 15 and is adapted to receive the apex of the upper extension 27 or intermediate extension 28. As shown in Figures 1 and 3 to advantage, this upper section of the plow 27 is held in place by the lugs 19, 22, and 26 and is braced by a brace bar 29 having forwardly extending diverging arms 30 which have their terminals lfixed to the ends of the extension 27.

When it is desired to increase the height of the plow the intermediate extension 28 is provided which consists of the V-shaped body portion having a brace bar situated transversely intermediate its ends and termi.- nating in upwardly extending lugs 36. second brace bar 37 is situated to the rear thereof and is provided with forwardly extending diverging arms 38 which also terminate in upwardly extending lugs 39. These lugs 36 and 37 are situated adjacent the upper edge of the intermediate extension 28 so as to project a slight distance thereabove for receiving the upper extension 27 in a similar manner as the lugs 19 and 22 receive the same as is illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. When the extensions 28 and 27 are used, they will be assembled in a manner somewhat similar to that disclosed by the dotted line configuration in Figure 1.

Referring now, to the modified form of the invention disclosed in Figure 8, it will be seen that the carriage is provided with a pair of spaced looped formed runners 40 which are attached to bars 41 intermediate their ends. rlhese bars 41 extend forwardly of the runners and also rearwardly and the rearward extensions terminate in eyes 42. An intermediate bar 4S is attached to a transverse brace bar 44 and also terminates in an eye 45 while the forward ends of these rods 41 and 43 are attached to the plow proper 47 which in this modification is a one wing plow. rlhe forward end of this one wing plow 47 is braced by the rod Y fixed to the adjacent rod 41 and terminatin at its forward end in a plate 49 which is riveted to the forward end of the plow 47. it will readily be understood that the eye 45 is to be received in the bifurcation 7 while the eyes 42 are to be received between the lips 4 and 6.

TWhile the preferred embodiments of my invention have been described in detail, it will be understood that l do not wish to be limited to the particular construction set forth, since various changes in the forni, n' ial, proportions, and arrangement o parts, and in the details of construction may be resorted to without dejiarting from the spirit and scope of the invention, or destroying any of the advantages contained in the heretofore described and defined in the sub-joined claims.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new is 1. In combination, a carriage, a pair of spaced elongated runners supporting the carriage and provided with depending flanges whereby the runners may engage the traclr and clean the same of snow and the like, and a plow mounted on the carriage.

2. In combination, a carriage, a pair of spaced runners for engaging a track and supporting the carriage, said runners being adapted to clean the rails of the track, and a plow comprising a lower portion lixed to the carriage and an upper portion detachably mounted thereon.

3. ln combination, carriage, a pair of spaced runners supporting the carriage and provided with depending flanges for en. ing the rails of a track for cleaning l same, braces on the carriage, a plow coin-y prising a lower section fixed to the carriage and a detachable upper section, lugs extending from the braces on the carriage for engagement with the upper section.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of runners in the form of loops the under portionsof which are provided with depending flanges, a carriage supported on the upper portions of the runners, and a plow attached to the carriage.

ln testimony whereof l aflix my signa( ure in presence of two witnesses. i

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JACOB F. FLUFS.

Witnesses CARL A. S'ronnxnn, WIM. R. HARRIMAN. 

